Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.102

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14.102.1

अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि भूमिदानमनुत्तमम् ॥ १४.१०२.१ ॥

Hence, from here on, I shall declare the supreme gift of land.

14.102.2

यः प्रयच्छति विप्राय भूमिं रम्यां सदक्षिणाम् ।
श्रोत्रियाय दरिद्राय साग्निहोत्राय पाण्डव ॥ १४.१०२.२ ॥

O son of Pāṇḍu, he who gives a fair plot of land with a fee to a brahmin learned in the Veda, poor, and keeping the fire-offering,

14.102.3

स सर्वकामतृप्तात्मा सर्वरत्नविभूषितः ।
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो दीप्यमानोऽर्कवत्सदा ॥ १४.१०२.३ ॥

His self is satisfied in every desire; adorned with every jewel, freed from all sins, he shines always like the sun.

14.102.4

बालसूर्यप्रकाशेन विचित्रध्वजशोभिना ।
याति यानेन दिव्येन मम लोकं महायशाः ॥ १४.१०२.४ ॥

By a divine vehicle shining like the rising sun and adorned with variegated banners, that man of great fame goes to my world.

14.102.5

तत्र दिव्याङ्गनाभिस्तु सेव्यमानो यथासुखम् ।
कामगः कामरूपी च क्रीडत्यप्सरसांगणैः ॥ १४.१०२.५ ॥

There, attended by divine women as he pleases, going where he wills and taking any form he wishes, he delights in joy among bands of apsarases.

14.102.6

यावद्बिभर्ति लोकान्वै भूमिः कुरुकुलोद्वह ।
तावद्भूमिप्रदः काले मम लोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०२.६ ॥

O bearer of the Kuru lineage, for as long as the earth sustains the worlds, so long is the giver of land honoured in my world.

14.102.7

न हि भूमिप्रदानाद्वै दानमन्यद्विशिष्यते ।
न चापि भूमिहरणात्पापमान्यद्विशिष्यते ॥ १४.१०२.७ ॥

There is no other gift superior to the gift of land, and no other sin greater than seizing land.

14.102.8

दानान्यन्यानि हीयन्ते कालेन कुरुपुङ्गव ।
भूमिदानस्य पुण्यस्य क्षयो नैवोपपद्यते ॥ १४.१०२.८ ॥

Other gifts diminish with time, O bull of the Kurus; but the merit of the gift of land does not decay at all.

14.102.9

ब्राह्मणाय दरिद्राय भूमिं दत्तां तु यो नरः ।
न हिंसति नरव्याघ्र तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०२.९ ॥

O tiger among men, hear the fruit of merit of the man who does not harm the land given to a poor brahmin.

14.102.10

सप्तद्वीपसमुद्रान्ता रत्नसंचयसंकुला ।
सशैलवनदुर्गाढ्या तेन दत्ता मही भवेत् ॥ १४.१०२.१० ॥

The earth, extending to the seven continents and oceans, crowded with heaps of jewels, rich in mountains, forests and fortresses, becomes given by him.

14.102.11

भूमिं दृष्ट्वा दीयमानां श्रोत्रियायाग्निहोत्रिणे ।
सर्वभूतानि मन्यन्ते मां ददातीति हर्षवत् ॥ १४.१०२.११ ॥

Seeing the land being given to a learned, fire-offering brahmin, all beings joyfully think that it is I whom he gives.

14.102.12

सुवर्णमणिरत्नानि धनानि च वसूनि च ।
सर्वदानानि वै राजन्ददाति वसुधां ददत् ॥ १४.१०२.१२ ॥

O king, one who gives gold, gems, jewels, wealth and treasures gives all gifts; and in giving the earth, he gives the earth itself.

14.102.13

सागरान्सरितः शैलान्समानि विषमाणि च ।
सर्वगन्धरसांश्चैव ददाति वसुधां ददत् ॥ १४.१०२.१३ ॥

He gives the oceans, rivers, mountains, level and uneven places, and all scents and flavours; the one who gives the earth as a gift gives all these.

14.102.14

ओषधीः फलसंपन्ना नानापुष्पसमन्विताः ।
कमलोत्पलषण्डांश्च ददाति वसुधां ददत् ॥ १४.१०२.१४ ॥

He gives the herbs rich in fruit and endowed with many kinds of flowers, and the groves of lotuses and water-lilies; the one who gives the earth as a gift gives all these.

14.102.15

धर्मं कामं तथा चार्थं वेदान्यज्ञांस्तथैव च ।
स्वर्गमार्गगतिं चैव ददाति वसुधां ददत् ॥ १४.१०२.१५ ॥

He gives dharma, desire, wealth, the Vedas and sacrifices, and the going on the path to heaven; the one who gives the earth as a gift gives all these.

14.102.16

अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैर्ये यजन्ते सदक्षिणैः ।
न तत्फलं लभन्ते ते भूमिदानस्य यत्फलम् ॥ १४.१०२.१६ ॥

Those who sacrifice with the Agniṣṭoma and other sacrifices, with fees to the priests, do not obtain the fruit that is the fruit of the gift of land.

14.102.17

श्रोत्रिया महीं दत्त्वा यो न हिंसति पाण्डव ।
तद्दानं कथयिष्यन्ति यावल्लोकाः प्रतिष्ठिताः।
तावत्स्वर्गोपभोगानां भोक्तारः पाण्डुनन्दन ॥ १४.१०२.१७ ॥

He who, having given the earth to a learned Brahmin, does not harm him — O Pāṇḍava, people will proclaim that gift as long as the worlds endure; O son of Pāṇḍu, for that long he will be an enjoyer of the pleasures of heaven.

14.102.18

सस्यपूर्णां महीं यस्तु श्रोत्रियाय प्रयच्छति ।
पितरस्तस्य तृप्ययन्ति यावदाभूतसंप्लुवम् ॥ १४.१०२.१८ ॥

He who gives the earth full of crops to a learned Brahmin — his ancestors are satisfied until the dissolution of beings.

14.102.19

मम रुद्रस्य सवितुस्त्रिदशानां तथैव च ।
प्रीतये विद्धि राजेन्द्र भूमिर्दत्ता द्विजाय वै ॥ १४.१०२.१९ ॥

O lord of kings, know that land given to a brahmin is given for the pleasure of me, of Rudra, of Savitṛ and of the thirty gods.

14.102.20

तेन पुण्येन पूतात्मा दाता भूमेर्युधिष्ठिर ।
मम सालोक्यमाप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचाराणा ॥ १४.१०२.२० ॥

By that merit the giver of land, his soul purified, O Yudhiṣṭhira, attains a dwelling in my world; there is no need for doubt here.

14.102.21

यत्किंचित्कुरुते पापं पुरुषे वृत्तिकर्शितः ।
स च गोकर्णमात्रेण भूमिदानेन शुध्यति ॥ १४.१०२.२१ ॥

Whatever sin a man commits, worn down by his livelihood, he too is purified by the gift of land the size of a cow's ear.

14.102.22

मासोपवासे यत्पुण्यं कृच्छ्रे चान्द्रायणेऽपि च ।
भूमिगोकर्णमात्रेण तत्पुण्यं तु विधीयते ॥ १४.१०२.२२ ॥

The merit found in a month-long fast, in the kṛcchra penance and in the cāndrāyaṇa penance is likewise prescribed as the merit of giving land the size of a cow's ear.

14.102.23

सर्वतीर्थाभिषेके च यत्पुण्यं समुदाहृतम् ।
भूमिगोकर्णमात्रेण तत्पुण्यं तु विधीयते ॥ १४.१०२.२३ ॥

The merit declared for bathing in all the sacred fords is likewise prescribed as the merit of giving land the size of a cow's ear.

14.102.24

देवदेव नमस्तेऽस्तदु वासुदेव सुरेश्वर ।
गोकर्णस्य प्रमाणं वै वक्तुमर्हसि तत्वतः ॥ १४.१०२.२४ ॥

Homage to you, god of gods, Vāsudeva, lord of the gods. Indeed you ought to state truly the measure of the cow's ear.

14.102.25

शृणु गोकर्णमात्रस्य प्रमाणं पाण्डुनन्दन ।
त्रिंशद्दण्डप्रमाणेन प्रमितं सर्वतो दिशम् ॥ १४.१०२.२५ ॥

Listen, son of Pāṇḍu, to the measure of Gokarṇa: it is measured on every side by a measure of thirty daṇḍas.

14.102.26

प्रत्यक्प्रागपि राजेन्द्र तत्तथा दक्षिणोत्तरम् ।
गोकर्णं तद्विदः प्राहुः प्रमाणं धरणेर्नृप ॥ १४.१०२.२६ ॥

O king of kings, to the west and to the east, likewise to the south and north: those who know it call Gokarṇa the measure of the earth, O king.

14.102.27

सवृषं गोशतं यत्र सुखं तिष्ठत्ययन्त्रितम् ।
सवत्सं कुरुशार्दूल तच्च गोकर्णमुच्यते ॥ १४.१०२.२७ ॥

Where a hundred cows stand at ease, unbound, together with a bull and with their calves, O tiger of the Kurus, that too is called Gokarṇa.

14.102.28

किंकरा मृत्युदण्डाश्च कुंभीपाकाश्च दारुणाः ।
घोराश्च वारुणाः पाशा नोपसर्पन्ति भूमिदम् ॥ १४.१०२.२८ ॥

The servants of Yama, the rods of death, the terrible Kumbhīpāka hells, and the dreadful nooses of Varuṇa do not approach the giver of land.

14.102.29

निरया रौरवाद्याश्च तथा वैतरणी नदी ।
तीव्राश्च यातनाः कृष्टा नोपसर्पन्ति भूमिदम् ॥ १४.१०२.२९ ॥

The hells beginning with Raurava, the river Vaitaraṇī, and the severe tortures inflicted do not approach the giver of land.

14.102.30

चित्रगुप्ताः कलिः कालः कृतान्तो मृत्युरेव च ।
यमश्च भगवान्साक्षात्पूजयन्ति महीप्रदम् ॥ १४.१०२.३० ॥

Citragupta, Kali, Time, the Ender, Death, and the venerable Yama himself honour the giver of earth.

14.102.31

रुद्रः प्रजापतिः शक्रः सुरा ऋषिगणास्तथा ।
अहं च प्रीतिमान्राजन्पूजयामो महीप्रदम् ॥ १४.१०२.३१ ॥

Rudra, Prajāpati, Śakra, the gods and the multitudes of sages, and I too, well pleased, O king, honor the giver of land.

14.102.32

कृशभृत्यस्य कृशगोः कृशाश्वस्य कृतातिथेः ।
भूमिर्देया नरश्रेष्ठ स निधइः पारलौकिकः ॥ १४.१०२.३२ ॥

Land should be given to one whose servants are lean, whose cows are lean, whose horses are lean, and who has offered hospitality, O best of men; that is a treasure for the other world.

14.102.33

सीदमानकुटुंबाय श्रोत्रियायाग्निहोत्रिणे ।
व्रस्थाय दरिद्राय भूमिर्देया नराधिप ॥ १४.१०२.३३ ॥

Land should be given to a learned brahmin, a keeper of the fire-sacrifice whose household is suffering, who has fallen and is poor, O lord of men.

14.102.34

यथा हि धात्री क्षीरेण पुत्रं वर्धयति स्वयम् ।
दातारमनुगृह्णाति दत्ता ह्येवं वसुंधरा ॥ १४.१०२.३४ ॥

Just as a nurse herself nourishes a child with her milk, so the earth, once given, favors the giver.

14.102.35

यथा बिभर्ति गौर्वत्सं सृजन्ती क्षीरमात्मनः ।
तथा सर्वगुणोपेता भूमिर्वहति भूमिदम् ॥ १४.१०२.३५ ॥

As a cow bears her calf, yielding her own milk, so the earth, endowed with every good quality, sustains the giver of land.

14.102.36

यथा बीजनि रोहन्ति जलसिक्तानि भूपते ।
तथा कामाः प्ररोहन्ति भूमिदस्य दिनेदिने ॥ १४.१०२.३६ ॥

Just as seeds sprinkled with water sprout, O lord of the earth, so the desires of the giver of land grow day by day.

14.102.37

यथा तेजस्तु सूर्यस्य तमः सर्वं व्यपोहति ।
तथा पापं नरस्येह भूमिदानं व्यपोहति ॥ १४.१०२.३७ ॥

As the light of the sun dispels all darkness, so the gift of land here dispels a man's sin.

14.102.38

दाता दशानुगृह्णाति यो हरेद्दश हन्ति च ।
अतीतान्यागतानीह कुलानि कुरुपुङ्गव ॥ १४.१०२.३८ ॥

The giver blesses ten generations, and one who takes away destroys ten. O best of the Kurus, here the families of past and future are also affected by this.

14.102.39

आश्रुत्य भूमिदानं तु दत्त्वा यो वा हरेन्पुनः ।
स बद्धो वारुणैः पाशैः क्षिप्यते पूयशोणिते ॥ १४.१०२.३९ ॥

He who, having promised and even given a gift of land, takes it back again, is bound with the nooses of Varuṇa and cast into pus and blood.

14.102.40

स्वदत्तां परदत्तां वा यो हरेत् वसुंधराम् ।
न तस्य नरकाद्धोराद्विद्यते निष्कृतिः क्वचित् ॥ १४.१०२.४० ॥

For him who takes away the earth, whether given by himself or given by another, there is no expiation anywhere from that dreadful hell.

14.102.41

ब्राह्म्णस्य हृते क्षेत्रे हन्याद्द्वादश पूर्वजान् ।
स गच्छेत्कृमियोनिं च न च मुच्येत जातु सः ॥ १४.१०२.४१ ॥

He who takes away a brahmin's field destroys twelve ancestors. He goes to the womb of worms and is never freed.

14.102.42

दत्त्वा भूमिं द्विजेन्द्राय यस्तामेवोपजीवति ।
गवां शतसहस्रस्य हन्तुः स लभते फलम् ॥ १४.१०२.४२ ॥

He who, having given land to the foremost of the twice-born, then lives off that very land, obtains the fruit of one who slays a hundred thousand cows.

14.102.43

सोधश्शिरास्तु पापात्मा कुंभीपाकेषु पच्यते ।
दिव्यैर्वर्षसहस्रैस्तु कुंभीपाकाद्विजनिस्सृतः।
इह लोके भवेत्स श्वा रातजन्मनि पाण्डव ॥ १४.१०२.४३ ॥

The sinful Sodhaśśirās is cooked in the Kumbhīpāka hells. After a thousand divine years, having come out of Kumbhīpāka, that twice-born man becomes a dog in this world, in a night-born birth, O Pāṇḍava.

14.102.44

दत्त्वा भूमि द्विजेन्द्राणां यस्तामेवोपजीवति ।
स मूढो याति दुष्टात्मा नरकानेकविंशतिम्।
नरकेभ्यो विनिर्मुक्तः शुनां योनिं स गच्छति ॥ १४.१०२.४४ ॥

He who gives land to the best of the twice-born and then lives off that very land, that foolish, wicked-minded man goes to twenty-one hells; released from the hells, he goes to the womb of dogs.

14.102.45

हलकृष्टा मही देया सबीजा सस्यमालिनी ।
अथवा सोदका देया दरिद्राय द्विजातये ॥ १४.१०२.४५ ॥

Land ploughed by the plough, with seed, adorned with crops, should be given; or land with water should be given to a poor twice-born man.

14.102.46

एवं दत्ता मही राजन्प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना ।
सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति मनसा चिन्तितानि च ॥ १४.१०२.४६ ॥

Thus, O king, when land is given with a gladdened inner self, a man obtains all the desires he has thought of in his mind.

14.102.47

बहुभिर्वसुधा दत्ता दीयते च नराधिपैः ।
यस्य यस्य यदा भूमिस्तस्य तस्य तदा फलम् ॥ १४.१०२.४७ ॥

Earth has been given by many kings and is given by kings; whoever holds the land at any time, to him at that time belongs its fruit.

14.102.48

यः प्रयच्छति कन्यां वै सुरूपां श्रोत्रियाय वै ।
स ब्रह्मदेयो राजेन्द्र तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०२.४८ ॥

He who gives a beautiful maiden to a learned Vedic scholar, he is a gift to a brahmin; O best of kings, hear the fruit of his merit.

14.102.49

बलीवर्दसहस्राणां दत्तानां धुर्यवाहिनाम् ।
यत्पुण्यं लभते राजन्कन्यादानेन तत्फलम् ॥ १४.१०२.४९ ॥

O king, the merit that one obtains from the gift of thousands of yoke-bearing bulls, that same fruit is obtained by the gift of a maiden.

14.102.50

गवां शतसहस्रस्य सम्यग्धत्तस्थ यत्फलम् ।
तत्फलं समवाप्नोतिः यः प्रयच्छति कन्यकाम् ॥ १४.१०२.५० ॥

The fruit that comes from properly giving a hundred thousand cows, that very fruit he fully obtains who gives a maiden in gift.

14.102.51

यावन्ति चैव रोमाणि कन्यायाः कुरुपुङ्गव ।
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि मम लोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०२.५१ ॥

O bull of the Kurus, as many hairs as there are on a maiden's body, for that many thousands of years he is honored in my world.

14.102.52

ततश्चापि च्युतः कालादिह लोके स जायते ।
षडङ्गविच्चतुर्वेदी सर्वलोकार्चितो द्विजः ॥ १४.१०२.५२ ॥

Then, when time has run its course, he falls from that world and is born in this world as a twice-born brahmin, versed in the six limbs of the Veda and the four Vedas, honored by all worlds.

14.102.53

यः सुवर्णं दरिद्राय ब्राह्मणाय प्रयच्छति ।
श्रोत्रियाय सुवृत्ताय बहुपुत्राय पाण्डव ॥ १४.१०२.५३ ॥

O son of Pāṇḍu, he who gives gold to a poor brahmin, one learned in the Veda, of good conduct, and having many sons.

14.102.54

स मुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो बालसूर्यसमप्रभः ।
विमानं दिव्यामारूढः कामगः कामभोगवान्
वर्षकोटिं महातेजा मम लोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०२.५४ ॥

Freed from all sins, radiant like the rising sun, he mounts a divine celestial car, goes wherever he wishes and enjoys the pleasures he desires; the one of great splendor is honored in my world for ten million years.

14.102.55

ततः कालावतीर्णश्च सोस्मिँल्लोके हि जायते ।
वेदवेदाङ्गविद्विप्रः कोटीधनपतिर्भवेत् ॥ १४.१०२.५५ ॥

Then, when his time has come, he is born in this world as a brahmin learned in the Vedas and their auxiliary sciences, and becomes lord of ten million in wealth.

14.102.56

यश्च रूप्यं प्रयच्छेद्वै दरिद्राय द्विजातये ।
कृशवृत्तेः कृशगवे स मुक्तः सर्वकिल्बिषैः ॥ १४.१०२.५६ ॥

He who gives silver to a poor twice-born man whose livelihood is meagre and whose cows are lean is freed from all sins.

14.102.57

पूर्णचन्द्रप्रकाशेन विमानेन विराजता ।
कामरूपि यथाकामं स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०२.५७ ॥

Shining with the brilliance of the full moon, in a celestial car, able to take any form at will, he is honoured in the heavenly world.

14.102.58

ततोऽवतीर्णः कालेन लोके चास्मिन्महायशाः ।
सर्वलोकार्चितः श्रीमान्राजा भवति वीर्यवान् ॥ १४.१०२.५८ ॥

Then, descending in time into this world, he becomes a king of great fame, honoured by all the worlds, glorious and mighty.

14.102.59

तिलपर्वतकं यस्तु श्रोत्रियाय प्रयच्छति ।
विशेषेण दरिद्राय तस्यापि शृणु यत्फलम् ॥ १४.१०२.५९ ॥

Hear also the fruit of him who gives a mountain of sesame to a learned brahmin, and especially to a poor one.

14.102.60

पुण्यं वृषायुतोत्सर्गे यत्प्रोक्तं पाण्डुनन्दन ।
तत्पुण्यं समनुप्राप्य तत्क्षणाद्विरजा भवेत् ॥ १४.१०२.६० ॥

O son of Pāṇḍu, having obtained the merit declared in the release of ten thousand bulls, he becomes pure at that very moment.

14.102.61

यथा त्वचं भुजङ्गो वै त्यक्त्वा शुद्धतनुर्भवेत् ।
तता तिलप्रदानाद्वै पापं त्यक्त्वा विसुद्ध्यति ॥ १४.१०२.६१ ॥

As a serpent, having cast off its skin, becomes pure of body, so by the gift of sesame one, having cast off sin, is purified.

14.102.62

तिलषण्डं प्रयुञ्जानो जांबूनदविभूषितम् ।
विमानं दिव्यमारूढः पितृलोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०२.६२ ॥

He who offers a portion of sesame adorned with gold, having mounted a divine celestial car, is honored in the world of the ancestors.

14.102.63

षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि कामरूपी महायशाः ।
तिलप्रदाता रमते पितृलोके यथासुखम् ॥ १४.१०२.६३ ॥

The greatly renowned giver of sesame, able to take any form at will, rejoices in the world of the ancestors as he pleases for sixty thousand years.

14.102.64

यः प्रयच्छति विप्राय तिलधेनुं नराधिप ।
श्रोत्रियाय दरिद्राय शृणु तस्यापि यत्फलम् ॥ १४.१०२.६४ ॥

O lord of men, hear also the fruit of him who gives a sesame cow to a poor, learned brahmin.

14.102.65

गोसहस्रप्रदानेन यत्पुण्यं समुदाहृतम् ।
तत्पुण्यफलामाप्नोति तिलधेनुप्रदो नरः ॥ १४.१०२.६५ ॥

The merit declared to come from giving a thousand cows, that fruit of merit is obtained by the man who gives a sesame cow.

14.102.66

तिलानां कुडवैर्यस्तु तिलधेनुं प्रयच्छति ।
तावत्कोटिसमा राजन्स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०२.६६ ॥

O king, he who gives a sesame cow with kuḍavas of sesame is honored in heaven for as many crores of years.

14.102.67

अष्टाढकतिलैः कृत्वा तिलधेनु नराधिप ।
द्वात्रिंशन्निष्कसंयुक्तं विषुवे यः प्रयच्छति।
मद्भक्त्या मद्गतात्मा वै तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०२.६७ ॥

O lord of men, the one who, having made a sesame-cow of eight āḍhakas of sesame, gives it at the equinox together with thirty-two niṣkas, with devotion to me and his self fixed on me, hear the fruit of merit that he attains.

14.102.68

कन्यादानसहस्रस्य विधिदत्तस्य यत्फलम् ।
तत्पुण्यं समनुप्राप्तो मम लोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०२.६८ ॥

Having obtained the same merit as the fruit of a thousand maiden-gifts rightly given, he is honored in my world.

14.102.69

मम लोकावतीर्णश्च सोस्मिँल्लोकेऽभिजायते ।
ऋग्यजुस्सामवेदानां पारगो ब्राह्मणर्षभः ॥ १४.१०२.६९ ॥

Having descended from my world, he is born in this world as a master of the Ṛg, Yajur and Sāma Vedas, a bull among brahmins.

14.102.70

गां तु यस्तु दरिद्राय श्रोत्रियाय प्रयच्छति ।
प्रसन्नां क्षीरिणीं पुण्यां सवत्सां कांस्यदोहिनीं ॥ १४.१०२.७० ॥

He who gives a cow to a poor learned brahmin—a cow that is cheerful, milk-giving, sacred, with her calf and a bronze milking-vessel—

14.102.71

यत्किंचिद्दुष्कृतं कर्म तस्य पूर्वकृतं नृपः ।
तत्सर्वं तत्क्षणादेव विनश्यति न संशयः ॥ १४.१०२.७१ ॥

O king, whatever evil deed he committed earlier, all of it is destroyed in that very moment; there is no doubt.

14.102.72

यानं च वृषसंयुक्तं दीप्यमानं स्वलङ्कृतम् ।
आरूढः कामगं दिव्यं गोलोकमधिगच्छति ॥ १४.१०२.७२ ॥

Mounting a divine vehicle yoked to a bull, shining and well adorned, one that goes at will, he reaches the world of cows.

14.102.73

यावन्ति चैव रोमाणि तस्या गोस्तु नराधिप ।
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि गवां लोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०२.७३ ॥

O lord of men, for as many thousands of years as there are hairs on that cow, he is honoured in the world of cows.

14.102.74

गोलोकादवतीर्णस्तु लोकेऽस्मिन्ब्राह्मणो भवेत् ।
सत्रयाजी वदन्यश्च सर्वराजभिरर्चितः ॥ १४.१०२.७४ ॥

Descended from the world of cows, he becomes a brahmin in this world, one who performs the sattra sacrifices and recites the Veda, honoured by all kings.

14.102.75

तिलं गावः सुवर्णं चाप्यन्नं कन्या वसुंधरा ।
तारयन्तीह दत्तानि ब्राह्मणेभ्यो महाभुज ॥ १४.१०२.७५ ॥

O mighty-armed one, sesame, cows, gold, food, a maiden, and land, given to brahmins, ferry the giver across here.

14.102.76

ब्राह्मणं वृत्तसंपन्नमाहिताग्निमलोलुपम् ।
तर्पयेद्विधिवद्राजन्स निधिः पारलौकिकः ॥ १४.१०२.७६ ॥

O king, he who duly satisfies a brahmin endowed with good conduct, keeper of the sacred fires, and free from greed, is a treasure for the next world.

14.102.77

आहिताग्नि दरिद्रं च श्रोत्रियं च जितेन्द्रियम् ।
शूद्रान्नवर्जितं चैव द्विजं यत्नेन पूजयेत् ॥ १४.१०२.७७ ॥

A twice-born man who keeps the sacred fires, is poor, learned in the Veda, self-controlled, and avoids food from a shudra, should be carefully honoured.

14.102.78

आहिताग्निः सदा पात्रमह्निहोत्री च वेदवित् ।
पात्राणामपि तत्पात्रं शूद्रान्नं यस्य नोदरे ॥ १४.१०२.७८ ॥

A keeper of the sacred fires is always a worthy recipient, as is one who performs the daily fire offering and knows the Veda; yet among worthy recipients, he is the most worthy in whose belly no food of a shudra has gone.

14.102.79

यच्च वेदमयं पात्रं यच्च पात्रं तपोमयम् ।
असंकीर्णं च यत्पात्रं तत्पात्रं तारयिष्यति ॥ १४.१०२.७९ ॥

The vessel made of the Veda, the vessel made of austerity, and the unmixed vessel — that vessel will carry one across.

14.102.80

नित्यस्वाध्यायनिरतास्त्वसंकीर्णेन्द्रियाश्च ये ।
पञ्चयज्ञपरा नित्यं पूजितास्तारयन्ति ते ॥ १४.१०२.८० ॥

Those who are always devoted to Vedic recitation, whose senses are unsullied, and who are always intent on the five sacrifices — honored, they carry others across.

14.102.81

ये क्षान्तिदान्ताः श्रुतिपूर्णकर्णा ।
जितेन्द्रियाः प्राणिवधै निवृत्ताः।
प्रतिग्रहे संकुचिता गृहस्था-
स्ते ब्राह्मणास्तारयितुं समर्थाः ॥ १४.१०२.८१ ॥

Those brahmins who are patient and self-controlled, whose ears are filled with the Veda, who have conquered their senses, who refrain from killing living beings, and who as householders are reluctant to accept gifts — they are able to carry others across.